Automobile top construction



Feb. 6, 1923.

1,444,413. J. N. COLLINS.

AUTOMOBILE TOP CONSTRUCTION. FILED FEB. 21. 191?.

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JEFFREY N. COLLINS, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

AUTOIEOBILE TQP CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed February 21, 1917. Serial No. 150,042.

To all whom it may concern: The web 6 which continues back to the but- Be it known that l, JEFFREY N. CoLLINs, a tons on the stringers also serves the useful 55 citizen of the United States, residing at function of suspending the flap it so that the Jackson, county of Jackson, State of Michiweb itself does not get down in front of the gan, have invented a certain new and useful windshield as is the case with narrow webs improvement in Automobile Top Construcwhen the panel of the shield is tilted back tions, and declare the following to be a full, and forth. 60 clear, and exact description of the same, such From the above description it will be seen as will enable others skilled in the art to that not only is a very convenient pocket for 10 which it pertains to make and use the same, the storage of the curtains provided at a reference being had to the accompanying place where the driver of the car can very drawings, which form a part of this specifieasily and comfortably reach them, but this 65 cation. curtain-carrying pocket acts as a good strong This invention relates to automobile top support for a very simple sealing flap which construction. It comprises a combined vizor requires no fastening means to the windand curtain pocket provided with a flap shield to be unfastened and again fastened which is automatically operated by the wind when relative positions of the windshield 70 to seal the opening between the vizor and panels have changed. the windshield top. What I claim is: In the drawings, 1. In a. top, the combination of a deck, Fig. l is a view of the top when the fabric and a web at the front thereof forming a is broken away, showing the stringers supvizor havin a portion adapted to engage 75 porting the envelope which carries some of with the top of the windshield to exclude the curtains. air and continuing to the rear where it forms Fig. 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal secwith the visor a curtain-retaining pocket.

tion of the top. in a vehicle top, the combination of a Fig. 3 is a front elevation. deck, web secured to the front and under 80 a, designates the deck; Z) the forward bow; side of the deck forming a vizor and con- 0 the weaflier-excluding fabric; 61 the stringtinuing to the rear where it forms with the ers; e a web forming with the stiffener strip visor a curtain-retaining pocket, and a flap 0: a vizor and continuing rearward to form depending from said web and adapted to rest the curtain containing envelope that is butin front of and at the top of the windshield. 85 toned at its free end to the stringers by the 3. In a vehicle top, the combination of a turn-buttons 5 Depending from the vizor deck, a web secured to the front and under f is a sealing fiap 72/ for sealing the opening side of the deck and extending to the rear, between the vizor and the top of the windforming a curtain-containing pocket, and a shield. This flap is usually constructed of flap depending from said web and adapted 90 fairly, stiff material so that it will always deto rest in front of and at the top of the pend. downward and i is firmly held against windshield.

the windshield by the air pressure when the 4;. In a vehicle top, the combination of a vehicle in motion. No other means is necdeck. a web secured to the under side of the cssary. v deck at the front and containing at its free 95 The envelope may be utilized to store end parts of fastening devices, parts of fasside curtains either permanently attached to tenino; devices secured to the under side of the vehicle top or those that are free from the deck at somewhat spaced points from the vehicle top. The substance out of which the front thereof and arranged to detachably the visor and the web are constructed, toengage with the parts of fastening devices 1 0 gather with the web of the curtains, gives on the web. and a flap depending from said the sealing flap 72. a support which is always web and adapted to rest in front of and at maintained in the same relation that it is the top of the windshield.

found in when built so as to firmly hold the In testimony whereof. I sign this specififlap 2. always in a given relative position cation. with respect to the top of the windshield. JEFFREY bl. COLLINS. 

